THE Patchwork LEBANON QUILTERS GUILD Press NEWSLETTER Volume 33, Issue 3 March, 2017 Message from your President: March is on its way and Spring can't be far behind.... let's shake off the chill of Winter and smile! Do you speak "quilter?" Just last week I was talking to my husband about a UFO that I had found in the back of my fabric closet. He smiled and asked if we were being invaded. I gave him a curious look but then realized that to him UFO's meant spaceships and little green men - not an unfinished object. It seems there are different languages for different hobbies. My husband, for example is a car guy. I have no desire to know what a double overhead cam on a ford B block is but I know it makes him smile After doing a bit of research I found some acronyms that will help quilt- ers when we communicate about our craft. THIS MONTH: We all know that a WIP is (work in progress) but there are many PHD'S (projects half done) and PIGS (projects in grocery sacks) lurking in our Dalen Keys: quilting areas. Would you believe I found a WOMBAT (waste of money, Quilting, Creativity batting and time) high up on a shelf? WOMBATS can be very difficult to and Children's Books manage, so be careful. Looking deeper in my fabric storage turned up sev- eral NESTY'S (not even started yet.) I think NESTY'S reproduce at an alarming rate and can lead to having STABLE (stash accumulation beyond March Checklist life expectancy.) Personally, I believe many of us have reached this point. It really doesn't matter since all of us travel this life with bag- 1. Name tag gage. Ours is just filled with fabric. 2. Charms for exchange 3. Show & Tell Happy Sewing Donna March Greeters: Diane Steeper (F) Becky Duke (B) Submit all articles and announcements HOSPITALITY: by the 15th of FOOT PEDAL HOLDER! each month. Sept, 2009 I knowTHIS that MONTH:over the years that I haveSept tried 7th Checklist : Next deadline: several foot pedal holders and to tell the truth, September drinks 1. Name tag March 15th none Organizational have worked very well. This one 2. Charmslooks like for exchange supplied by your it has a lot of promise. I am definitely trying it! meeting 3. show and tell Daylight Savings Board Time Members begins: Rosemary Stieg, Editor http://so-sew-easy.com/non -slip- sewing - machine -foot-pedal - pad/ Sunday, March 12th [email protected] #_a5y_p=3758438 Page 2 Patchwork Press Secretary’s Minutes Treasurer’s Report By Sue Mechura By Gina L. Groff January 31, 2017 Beginning Cash………….…………$17,616.54 Beginning ck balance…………. $6,023.00 Due to Donna Sherk’s flight to the sunny south, Vice President Sue Kemmerer welcomed all attending and Income opened the meeting. Memberships………………..……………...30.00 New Members tonight were Barb Ford, JoEllen Ways & Means………………...….…….. 179.61 Donation………………………………………..100.00 Meyers and Alexis Horetsky. Raffle Quilt……………………………….…..20.00 Visitors were “Joyce and Peggy”. Secretary’s report Doug Wilson made the motion, Total Income……..……………...……..$329.61 and Cathy Eash seconded, that the minutes of the Expenses January meeting be approved. Community Service……………………..103.17 Treasurer’s report Christenna Stamm made the mo- Donation………………………………..……..250.00 tion, and Cathy Chickey seconded that the treasurer’s Office Supplies………………………..….135.14 report be approved as submitted. Memorium/charity………………..……..95.00 Community Service Claudia Lawrence read a Thank Dept of Revenue………….……………..235.70 Ways&Means………………………………….52.93 You note from Lauren Gerhart, of the Fort Indiantown A uction Start-up cash……………....100.00 Gap Parents Project. Lauren Gerhart also sent the Guild a certificate of appreciation. Total Expenses……………….……..…$971.94 Anyone interested in using their embroidery machines for a Sew in, please contact Sue Bechtel . Ending Checking Balance….…$5,380.67 Quilt Show wrap up, 201 6. The Guild lost money SAVINGS: for the first time in 10 years, due to costs of insur- Beginning balance…………….……11,593.54 ance, renting a larger room, and other circumstances. Interest income……………....………….. 0.30 Changes for 2017 include: The show will be held over Total Savings……………………...…11,593.84 2-days, Friday and Saturday, Nov 10 and 11, 2017. Ju- Total Ending Balance….…….$16,974.51 dy Bitner of Needledown Fabrics will sponsor the show. Judy will give a Sponsor Award for her favorite quilt, andshe will give a gift certificate to her shop to the winner. Amy Wissinger has created a Facebook page for the show. Charms/Block of the Month will be taken care of next month, for this month and for March. Birthday fat quarters were handed out. 2 day retreat at Philhaven will be held on February 25 and 26. A collection will be taken for dinner. Hummelstown Historical society have an quilt show for each Sunday in February. United Day of Caring is April 22, 201 7. All are invited for the day to sew DVI quilts at Philhaven. Lancaster Quilt Show Sign-ups are still available, especially for Friday and Saturday. Contact Tracy Hoy if you are available to sit at the Raffle Quilt table. After a brief break, the Annual Quilters Guild Auction was held. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 PM. Next Meeting: Monday, March7, 2017 Volume 33, Issue 3 Page 3 Community Service by Claudia Lawrence We received a lovely thank you and certificate from the Pa. National Guard for the baby quilts and burp cloths. We have concentrated on that project since October. We will continue to collect both 36x36 baby quilts and burp cloths until June. Now we turn turn our enthusiasm to the children's quilts for Domestic Violence Intervention (DVI). Fabrics will be available at March ,April and May meetings for this purpose. There will be the an- nual sewing day for DVI in April. This will be held in our meeting room at Philhaven hosted by Pauline Editor’s Note: In addition to the children’s quilts, many moms have begun using the quilts as well. If you have extra fabric and would like to make an adult lap quilt for the mom’s, DVI would thank you for that as well. Pillowcases are always collected when you have them. If new members wish to know more, please call me at 717-273-1461. Sew, What Do You Know?............... 5. ‘Light and Dark Paths’ is a name used in Kentucky to refer to what popular (Amish) block Pattern? ______Raising or _______and ______? 1. What is the meaning of a peony when appliqued to a quilt? 6. What Moda fabric is named after a child’s toy or game? 2. In hand quilting, when ‘traveling’, what is a good rule of thumb? 7. Superstition: What happens to a person who starts a Lone Star quilt? 3. Legend has it that this block was designed from General Gates’ battle sketches of the Battle of 8. What ‘foot’ would you use on your sewing machine Saratoga? for free-motion quilting? 4. In Colonial America, what was a ‘one yard’ quilt? 9. Name a New Testament fabric merchant? Answers on page 4 A NOTE FROM THE TREASURER By, Gina L. Groff The Guild's February Auction/Meeting proved to be a very successful evening. As the paddles were raised and the bids were won, the end result was a whopping gross sales of $2,458. With the few expenses deducted, the Guild’s profit was $2,080.77 . Thanks to all of the generous members who participated in the bidding, a big thank you to Rosemary Stieg who orchestrated the event, the members who worked behind the scenes and during the auction and finally the auctioneers; it proved to be a fun evening for everyone. As noted in a previous message, Quicken was downloaded into the Guild's computer. I have input all of the previous information, so now the check register as well as all records will be recorded in the computer. I met with the CPA at Ellis Lee Hostetter & Company and all filings to IRS have been completed. There was a previous question to the Member-at-Large, Pauline Charles regarding the audit of the books of the Guild from an outside source. I have questioned the CPA regarding this question and he stated that The IRS does not require auditing financial statements from Non-Profits with assets of under $50,000. If the guild has a treasurer for a number of years and the books are turned over to another treasurer, at that time it would be wise to have an outside audit done. The Guild donated $250.00 to the Cedar Crest High School Aevidum Club for their assistance in setting up the room for our monthly meetings. We are thankful for their assistance. Page 4 Patchwork Press Getting Thisto Know Month: ’ s Program by Sue Kemmerer Erin Go Braugh! Thinking green and waiting for spring flowers! Our speakers for March are Dalen and Mitzie Keys. Their program is called “Quilting, Creativity and Children’s Books”. Dalen and Mitzie will share their experiences that all began with a simple, little children’s picture book. They never thought a little book would allow them to travel around the USA lecturing to guilds and schools; designing patterns and fabrics. They will share ex- amples of stories in quilts and the profound impact this has on everyone. There will also be a mini truck show. Dalen and Mitzie Keys Dalen Keys is an employee of DuPont. He has a PhD in chemistry and is currently running a small business with the company.